Feeding Live/FT

[citysnakes]

shawn, i dont understand the reasoning behind waiting until your bp is feeding on adult mice to switch to rats as i dont really agree that feeding "live works much better".

im not against feeding live but i do not agree that it is necessarily better than feeding f/t. as a keeper you need to decide how you are going to feed your snake.

some advice that may help you in successfully feeding f/t to your snake, offer warm f/t prey at night, inside the snakes enclosure with feeding tongs. dont just drop it on the floor, shake it a round a little to keep the snake interested but dont force it in the snakes direction too much.

read up a bit on ball pythons and you wont have to be so confused by what multiple pet store employees advise.

[agentcooper]

Today I noticed she was active in her aquarium so I thawed the mouse (stuck the bag in hot water and left it for about 10 minutes) made sure it was fully thawed and warm. I just touched her side with the mouses nose (using tongs of course) and she struck it and wrapped it up. She held it for a minute let go and then started to swallow it. Thanks everyone for the tips. Now I just gotta try feeding her rats.

[BruinsBeard]

Very glad we could help. When I gave the advice I'd never fed a snake. However I got Bobby to eat no problem too.

Congrads